Too far for guests to travel?

I don't think it's too far. The only thing I would consider is the time of the wedding. You don't want people driving that far super late at night. But, I feel like all the important people will make an effort to go. (our wedding is out of town/ further away also)

I don't think it is too far, but I would reconsider when you want to have it because it would be easier for guests to travel that distance on a weekend. If you have it on a Thursday depending on the time they would have to take off both Thursday and Friday because they would be traveling almost for almost 2.5 hours to and from your wedding.

Unfortunately it would be rather late, given a Thursday night

I think it’s fine to have it a little further from home OR to have it on a weeknight. Expecting people to attend an out of town wedding when they likely have work the next morning is really pushing it.

We are in the same boat. We just planned to offer a shuttle bus to and from our venue so our guests could utilize our open bar - for us it was only 500$ to give our guests a little more freedom. Regardless I agree with the above posts about date. e=Even a Friday wedding would have similar lower cost ( if that's what your going for).

I wouldn’t mind that drive but on a Thursday that would be a lot to ask since people work the next day.

I agree with what everyone says above - I think it's perfectly fine to choose a venue 70 minutes away from your hometown, that's not far at all, but I wouldn't do it on a Thursday evening. It'll be easier for your guests to drive out there on a weekend.

I would pick one or the other... weeknight OR far away venue. A Thursday close by is fine. That venue is fine too but only on a Friday/Saturday/Sunday. It would be such a hassle for people to have to drive that far after work, AND then have to drive all the way back and return to work the following day.

I think that's fine

Agree with the general sentiment here. I don’t think the concept of an hour&change is too far for a wedding, but, it is far enough that most guests won’t want to travel there and back in the same day. That’s where the issue comes in. I wouldn’t mind traveling 1-2 hrs for a wedding and I wouldn’t mind booking a hotel for after a wedding so I don’t have to travel home that night. What I *would* hesitate to do would be to take time off on 2 days of work for a wedding— id have to leave early to get there and at least miss the AM the next day if i stayed overnight (I would not be keen on waking up and commuting to work from a wedding that distance away). So it does feel like a couple of obstacles, which will definitely affect attendance. In general I don’t think that distance is too far, but for a week day, I probably would think so.

I do think less people will be able to travel for a Thursday wedding, since it requires taking Thursday & Friday off if they stay overnight. It depends on the group. We had 125 guests at our wedding, the minimum drive was 30 minutes but most drove 1+ hours and half flew to Colorado. But ours was on a Saturday.

If it would be on a Friday, that is not far at all! If it was a Thursday night wedding ending late and I had to work the next day, yes, that is too far!